Major Warships Sunk in World War 1 1915

French armoured cruiser Leon Gambetta was sunk by two
torpedoes from the Austro-Hungarian submarine U5. The ship was
cruising at only 6.5 knots with no escort, an easy target, U5 firing at a
range of under 500 yards, one torpedo hitting the port side dynamo room
and the other hitting the after boiler room.

1 January 1915
Formidable, British, Formidable class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
Torpedoed by the German submarine U24 in the English Channel whilst on patrol and exercise with the 5th Battle
Squadron. The first torpedo hit on the starboard side near the forward
funnel and the order to abandon ship was given soon afterwards. Counter-flooding stabilised her but about 45 minutes after the original attack a
second torpedo hit and she sank rapidly with the loss of 547 crew. The 5BS
had been steaming slowly (10knots), not zigzagging and were without destroyer
escort and the Admiral in charge Lewis Bayly was dismissed from his position over
the loss.

14 March 1915
Dresden, German, Dresden class Light Cruiser
Scuttled after being hunted by British cruisers, Chile [Click
for details]

18 March 1915
Ocean, British, Canopus class Pre-Dreadnought BattleshipIrresistable, British, Formidable class Pre-Dreadnought BattleshipBouvet, French, Bouvet class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
A small minefield of 20 mines was laid during the night by the Ottoman minelayer
Nousret. This undetected mine filed was struck by the British and French
ships as they moved to bombard Ottoman forts.

24 March 1915
Turbine, Italian, Nembo class Destroyer
Sunk by Austro-Hungarian scout cruiser Helgoland and two destroyers in the southern Adriatic
during an Austrian raid.

3 Apr 1915
Mecidiye, Ottoman, Mecidiye class Protected Cruiser
Hit Russian mine in the Baltic and sinks with the loss of 26 crew near Odessa. On 8 June 1915 the ship is salvaged
by the Russians and entered service as Prut at the end of October.

1 May 1915
Recruit, British, '30-knotter' class Destroyer
Torpedoed by the German submarine UB6 off Galloper Light Vessel, the torpedo explosion
cut the vessel in half and she sank rapidly.

A2, German, A1 class Torpedo BoatsA6, German, A1 class Torpedo Boats
Sunk by the British destroyers Laforey, Lawford, Leonidas and Lark after they had
sunk a British trawler in the North Sea.

7 May 1915
Maori, British, Tribal class Destroyer
Struck a mine off Zeebrugge whilst undertaking a reconnaissance mission. There were
no deaths but the entire crew was captured.

13 May 1915
Goliath, British, Canopus class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
Torpedoed by the Ottoman torpedo boat destroyer Muavanent-i-Miliet. Goliath had
been providing gunfire support to the invasion of Gallipoli and was
anchored in the Dardanelles along with another old British battleship. The
Ottoman ship, under the command of a German officer, by keeping close to the
cliffs on the European side of the Dardanelles managed to slip past the
patrolling British destroyers Bulldog and Beagle. At about 1.15 am the Ottoman ship was spotted by Goliath and challenged but before Goliath could open fire
she was hit by two torpedoes, one hit abreast the forward turret and the other
abreast the foremost funnel. Goliath rapidly developed a severe list to port
before being hit by a third torpedo near her rear turret. The Ottoman ship
escaped into the darkness. Goliath sank with the loss of 570 crew.

18 May 1915
V150, German, S138 class Destroyer
Collided with the German destroyer V157 in the Jade killing 60.

25 May 1915
Triumph, British, Swiftsure class Second Class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
Torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U21 near Cape Helles in the
Eastern Mediterranean. Although she had her torpedo nets deployed she was
hit on the starboard side abreast no.2 boiler room. Despite having her guns
manned and most watertight doors shut capsized in about 10 minutes, sinking in
about 30 minutes. 3 officers and 75 ratings were lost.

27 May 1915
Majestic, British, Majestic class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
Like Triumph she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U21 near Cape
Helles in the Eastern Mediterranean. Her torpedo nets were deployed and
she was surrounded by destroyers. She was hit by two torpedoes and she listed
rapidly and sunk with the loss of 40 crew.

27 June 1915
5 PN, Italian, PN class Torpedo Boat
Torpedoed by the German submarine UB1 in the Gulf of Venice. At the time
UB1 was disguised as the Austrian U10 as Germany and Italy were not at war at the
time.

30 June 1915
Lightning, British, '27-knotter' class Destroyer
Mined in the English Channel.

2 July 1915
17 OS, Italian, PN class Torpedo Boat
Mined off the Istrian coast by one of her own mines whilst laying a minefield.

7 July 1915
Amalfi, Italian, Pisa class Armoured Cruiser
Torpedoed by the German submarine UB14 pretending to be the Austrian U26 in the Adriatic.

11 July 1915
Königsberg, German,
Königsberg class Light Cruiser
Sunk in East Africa by British monitors [Click
for details]

18 July 1915
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian, Garibaldi class Armoured Cruiser
Torpedoed by Austrian submarine U4 off Gravosa. The Italian cruiser was sailing to bombard a railway bridge when she was hit by two torpedoes amidships
which sank her in 3 minutes.

26 July 1915
V188, German, V138 class Destroyer
Torpedoed by the British submarine E16 in the North Sea with 5 dead.

Barbaros Hayreddin, Ottoman, Brandenburg class
Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
Torpedoed by the British submarine E11 in the Sea of Marmara. The torpedo exploded near the forward
funnel and the ship capsized in under 10 minutes with the loss of 298 crew and a
large quantity of army ammunition.

17 August 1915
V99, German, B97 class Destroyer
Whilst taking part in an attempt to penetrate the Bay of Riga V99 was damaged by
the Russian destroyer Novik and whilst trying to escape hit two floating mines.

19 August 1915
S31, German, S31 class Destroyer
Mined whilst taking part in an attempt to penetrate the Bay of Riga.

23 August 1915
A15, German, A1 class Torpedo Boat
Sunk by the French destroyers Oriflamme and Branlebas off the Flanders coast.

8 September 1915
G12, German, V1 class Destroyer
Collided with V1 in the North Sea causing one of her torpedoes to explode and
the loss of 47 crew.

17 November 1915
Prinz Adalbert, German, Prinz Adalbert class Armoured Cruiser
Sunk by torpedo by British submarine E8 in the Baltic with the loss of 672 crew.

3 December 1915
Yarhisar, Ottoman, Durandal class Destroyer
Torpedoed by the British submarine E11 in the Gulf of Ismit. The torpedo
hit
the after boiler room and the destroyer splits in two. Some survivors were
captured by E11.

The French battleship Bouvet. Like many
pre-dreadnought battleships she was not suitable to operate with the
battle fleet and so were used for shore bombardment. Bouvet was
mined and sunk along with the British pre-dreadnoughts Irresistible and
Ocean on the same day in a small 20 mine field laid by the Ottoman
minelayer Noursret during the Dardanelle's Campaign.